The Asian Games are postponed to next year, Fok Qigang points out that the athletes are under great pressure, and the deployment of the Hong Kong cycling team has been disrupted

The Hangzhou Asian Games, originally scheduled to open on September 10, will be postponed to next year.

Fok Kaigang, a member of the Legislative Council for sports, performing arts, culture and publishing, and vice president of the Hong Kong Federation and Olympic Committee, said on a radio program this morning (10th) that he understands the decision of the mainland, but the Hong Kong cycling team has been training in the mainland, and the delay will disrupt The only good thing for them is that some athletes get an extra year to prepare for the selection.

Fok also suggested that the government should formulate anti-epidemic regulations in a more scientific way. For example, tennis and canoe athletes are farther away from others, but the premises are still "one-size-fits-all" closed. Therefore, it is expected that the government will listen to the voice of the industry more.

Fok Qigang: Understand the decision to postpone the Asian Games

Huo Qigang said on the radio program "Millennium Times" that although the number of cases in Shanghai and Hangzhou shows signs of falling, the mainland authorities still have to control the epidemic, and the Asian Games involve tens of thousands of athletes and hundreds of thousands of viewers, so I understand the mainland postponement decision.

He also revealed that he had checked with local athletes and coaches about the situation. For example, due to the epidemic and quarantine arrangements, the cycling team has been training in the Mainland, saying that the delay has indeed disrupted their pace.

However, Huo believes that under the fifth wave of the epidemic, the sports venues in Hong Kong are closed, and the postponement of the Asian Games in disguise allows athletes to get one more year of training and more time to prepare for the selection, but the events that have been selected need to be restarted.

He also pointed out that in the past, athletes could travel back and forth between Hong Kong and other places to compete at any time, but now it takes several months each time they leave Hong Kong. "It's very stressful for them."

At the beginning of this year, a one-size-fits-all approach stopped the sports world from worrying about faults

In addition, the impact of the epidemic on the sports world does not stop there.

Fok pointed out that due to the "one-size-fits-all" suspension of sports premises at the beginning of this year, although the sports academies belonging to top athletes in Hong Kong can be exempted, for non-full-time or youth athletes, it means that all training is suspended. Therefore, the national sports associations and coaches are worried that there will be a fault. Condition.

"Exercise doesn't mean that you will get results today when you practice and listen. Ten years of practice requires continuous training for years and months."

Fok Kaigang, a member of the Legislative Council for sports, performing arts, culture and publishing, and vice president of the Hong Kong Federation and Olympic Committee, said he understands the decision of the mainland, but the Hong Kong cycling team has already been training in the mainland, and the delay will disrupt their pace. (File photo / Photo by Gong Jiasheng)

The government does not consider the level of risk of different sports

Huo emphasized that he understood that the government was worried about the spread of the mutant virus at that time, but he hoped that the balance of economic activities could also be achieved, and the epidemic prevention regulations could be formulated in a more scientific way.

For example, he pointed out that tennis and canoeing are far away from other people when exercising, but these sports premises are still closed, or depending on the area of ​​the fitness room and the proportion of the number of people, different levels are set up to gradually close or relax, Or decide what equipment can be used.

He believes that the Administration has not considered the risk level of different sports, and expects the LCSD to communicate closely with the Food and Health Bureau and listen to the opinions of the trade.

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